July 1, 2001
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept well on the air mattress in the living room last night. Woke up early and had coffee while waiting for the rest of the house to wake. We took Karinas parents to the Med for breakfast, of course. Then it was to the eyelevel to hang some of her photographs. We put up the six mid-sized prints with the two large ones on the opposite wall. They look good. She will figure out where to put the small prints tomorrow morning.
Drove to Liverpool this afternoon. Rebecca joined us. Nice drive, quite hot but the car has air-conditioning. We stopped at a permanent roadside yard sale. The woman had an interesting accent, an odd mixture of South Shore, Newfoundland and German. Bought some T-shirts and Jan bought me an old eight track recorder. Unfortunately there were no eight tracks so I don’t know if it works or not, though the lights do.
Enjoyed my second visit to the Sherman Hines Museum. The camera obscura was working well, as it was nice and bright outside. It was neat watching people walk by upside down.
Stopped in Lunenburg on the way home. Walked around a small part of the town with Jans video camera. We ate at the Dockside. At first we were going to eat on the patio but the wind had come up, making it too chilly. The food wasn’t much to write home about. We now know that salmon is square and scallops are round, and both are breaded, by what Rebecca and Karina ordered. After supper we had a quick visit with my grandparents, parents and Trevor and Tamara. They gave me a key so I could feed their cats when we got back to Halifax, as they were planning to spend the night in Lunenburg.
The drive home uneventful. It became foggy. We didn’t see any fireworks, I don’t know if the fog would have cancelled them or not. We were thinking about going to see the NFB films outside on Spring Garden Road tonight, but it is cold and we are all a bit tired from the warm weather and time spent in the car today.
The computer is still messed up. Am going to try to reinstall some software, as we are missing a huge chunk of extensions. Have no idea where they went or how, really, to get them back.
-Chris
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Lundi 02 juillet 2001 01:52
Subject: Canadians celebrate 134th birthday, but no fireworks in nation’s capital Politics not far from minds of Canada Day revelers in Montreal Historical group lobbies for Prime Minister’s Day, new statutory holiday
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept well on the air mattress in the living room last night. Woke up early and had coffee while waiting for the rest of the house to wake. We took Karina’s parents to the Med for breakfast, of course. Then it was to the eyelevel to hang some of her photographs. We put up the six mid-sized prints with the two large ones on the opposite wall. They look good. She will figure out where to put the small prints tomorrow morning.
Drove to Liverpool this afternoon. Rebecca joined us. Nice drive, quite hot but the car has air-conditioning. We stopped at a permanent roadside yard sale. The woman had an interesting accent, an odd mixture of South Shore, Newfoundland and German. Bought some T-shirts and Jan bought me an old eight track recorder. Unfortunately there were no eight tracks so I don’t know if it works or not, though the lights do.
Enjoyed my second visit to the Sherman Hines Museum. The camera obscura was working well, as it was nice and bright outside. It was neat watching people walk by upside down.
Stopped in Lunenburg on the way home. Walked around a small part of the town with Jan’s video camera. We ate at the Dockside. At first we were going to eat on the patio but the wind had come up, making it too chilly. The food wasn’t much to write home about. We now know that salmon is square and scallops are round, and both are breaded, by what Rebecca and Karina ordered. After supper we had a quick visit with my grandparents, parents and Trevor and Tamara. They gave me a key so I could feed their cats when we got back to Halifax, as they were planning to spend the night in Lunenburg.
The drive home uneventful. It became foggy. We didn’t see any fireworks, I don’t know if the fog would have cancelled them or not. We were thinking about going to see the NFB films outside on Spring Garden Road tonight, but it is cold and we are all a bit tired from the warm weather and time spent in the car today.
The computer is still messed up. Am going to try to reinstall some software, as we are missing a huge chunk of extensions. Have no idea where they went or how, really, to get them back. Tried reinstalling the system software and completely wiped out the contents of our outlook express folder. Addresses, previous messages, the whole nine yards. It makes me want to cry. I had over a hundred addresses in that account. Now I can’t get this one operating properly, I will have to contact Supercity on Tuesday to get the proper addresses. Sometimes I am sooooo sick of technology. I need to take a course, go back to school and really learn how this stuff works. I feel like a complete moron when it comes to computers.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Bcc: andrew kear <kearovitch@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mercredi 04 juillet 2001 00:53
Subject: Alliance stalwart Deb Grey becomes 12th MP to call for Day’s resignation, Grey set tenor for Alliance; departure from caucus leaves discordant tone friends remember gentle side of acid-tongued author Mordecai Richler
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept later than I wanted to and therefore was in a rush to get out of the house this morning. I wanted to be at work at nine in case our summer exchange student arrived early. He didn’t come until noon though. There was a message but I didn’t get it. Skipped breakfast and didn’t have time to make a lunch. Drank two cups of coffee throughout the day, ate a banana and a piece of day-old coffee cake from Mokka. I can’t remember the summer students name now, isn’t that terrible? I worked with him all afternoon. He is from your home riding of Shawinigan. My short term memory seems worse now than it has ever been. All those blows to the head can’t be good.
Beehive of activity today. Khyber Kids registrations and organizing materials in the Ballroom, Media Centre dealings, tenants paying rent and keeping buddy busy. Took the PA back to Buckleys. The weekend hip-hop show made over a thousand dollars. Received good news in the mail today; we were successful with our municipal grant, though they are only giving us half of what we asked for. It was to develop a comprehensive strategic plan.
Went to the openings at Anna tonight. I think I bought one of Nathaniel’s paintings. He will come by later in the week. His show looks really good. Abstract paintings. A lot of them are made on this padded vinyl material he bought from Canadian Tire. There was a small one I really liked. I hope his prices aren’t too high yet.
Karina had made supper for us all tonight. A nice salad and a curry dish. Then we were off to Value Village. I found a pair o pants and a couple shirts. Then back home after a stop at Zellers and dropping the movie from last night off. Karina’s parents are heading out to Cape Breton tomorrow to do the Cabot Trail. Should be fun. It was nice having them here.
Working on email tonight, getting some letters done for the KDMC NSAC grant. Missed the deadline for an individual grant; it was today, postmarked by nine. Maybe I will try for a Canada Council grant in September.
Neck is stiff and head hurts. Plan to be up early for work again tomorrow. Will try to have a quick bite to eat and make a lunch this time. Oh, the summer students name is Benoit. The short term memory is just a little slow, glad to know it works.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: Alliance immigration critic calls for Day’s resignation, quits caucus• Liberals, Alliance led fundraising in 2000-01 with roughly $20 million each• More accused war criminals removed or turned away by Canada: report
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Carmen’s talking watch woke me up right on time at seven o’clock this morning. It is a watch she was planning to give to Karina’s nephew Jan, but forgot. It speaks the time very hour on the hour, and is really loud. Karina and I were actually woken up at three this morning because the air mattress gave out. We had to blow it up by mouth, as the electric pump would have woken up the whole neighbourhood. Karina’s parents left early this morning to drive around the Cabot Trail.
Was going to try to get some work down at the office today before all the staff showed up, but forgot about my accounting training with Peter, which took up most of the morning. We are sloughing our way through it, slowly but hopefully, steadily. I need to be completely prepared to take over the books when Winnie leaves. A scary thought.
Spent the afternoon working odd jobs with Benoit. Finally fixed the loose bathroom stall in the boys room. Compiled a new email list. Biked home and made supper at eight o’clock. Pasta. Wrote email. Talked to Elizabeth from Saint John on the phone about giving an artist presentation to St. Max high school students at some point next year. That should eb fun. I’ll take a few days to pick a good month, I’m thinking either November/December or February. Also spoke to Judy on the phone. Karina is probably going to go back to NB with her parents, who will spend the night with us again tomorrow. I probably won’t be able to get down to Saint John until late September, though I might be able to squeeze in a weekend in early August, before the renovations.
Going to try to get off the computer early this evening, give my neck a rest. Karina rented a dumb fluff movie, may just veg out in front of it for awhile. Drink some tea, maybe eat some ice cream. Add to my list of things to do.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Thursday, July 5, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: Jury targets Transport Canada in wake of fatal Tobermory, Ont. sinking Atlantic premiers warn region’s dire straits require national attention Grey blasts Alliance leader for characterizing her as ‘weak, lily-livered’
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about the pigeon incident yesterday afternoon. Andy came down from the study and told me he had a pigeon problem. A pigeon had gotten into the studio through and open window and wouldn’t leave. We tried to throw a towel on it but it kept flying back and forth above the pipes, out of reach. We built a big pigeon net with a sheet stapled to two seven foot long stretcher bars, and Andréa helped us with a broom. It took over half an hour before the exhausted bird finally tried to hide behind Lisa’s desk, and we got the towel over him, bundled him up and let him go. He was breathing so fast and frothing at the mouth, I was worried he would have a heart attack or something. Not that I like pigeons, but I wouldn’t kill one on purpose.
Today was up early to go to Pierceys to get some gallery supplies. Karina was also up early starting a sculpture class. Fairly productive day at work today. The Khyber Kids Camp registrations are becoming more frequent. The class next week is almost full.
Karina’s parents were back tonight. They were rained on and soaked to the skin while visiting Fortress Louisberg. They swear they will never go back nor recommend it to anyone. They enjoyed the Cabot Trail very much. We all drove out to Zellers to return the faulty air mattress, then stopped by the art college on the way home to give them a tour of the facilities and pick up Karina’s photographs from the Sherman Hines exhibit. Karina is going back to NB with her folks tomorrow morning.
Hopefully this air mattress will hold tight tonight.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Saturday, July 7, 2001 2:21 AM
Subject: Joe Clark dismisses criticisms from former party president over leadership• Alliance members can voice opinions on Day in survey, says party executive• Canada to appeal after losing one more WTO round in dairy subsidy war
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept in bit this morning, until almost eight-thirty. We were all out of the house shortly past nine to go to the Med for breakfast. Then Karina and her folks were on the road to NB, and I was off to work.
Kept Benoit busy with some office duties today, folding newsletters, running errands and some patching of the floor in the Skylight Gallery. The Human Faux Pas posters and post cards came today, so we made stickers and labels and Benoit put them on.
There was a nice little write-up about the Khyber KIds program in the Chronicle Herald today, and as a result more inquiries into the program. Two of the morning programs are almost full, with the others filling up nicely. I hope they go well.
Waited far too long for a bus home, made some supper and took a short nap before walking back downtown for the Joel Plaskett show at the Khyber. I was there early, around quarter to ten, and there was no one in the bar. There were a couple NSP trucks out front, orange lights flashing, and a couple guys moved the bent grate out of place, I presume to replace it, although when they left they had put the old grate back. By the time the show started, close to eleven, the place was practically packed. A good turnout, and the two sets were quite enjoyable. I stayed ’till past close, then walked home. It is close to a full moon, it appears, and there was weird energy in the air. Lots of parties, and it felt like there were lots of fights. Groups of people here and there, rambunctious kids, and emergency vehicles driving the battered and bruised to hospitals or home.
I’m off to bed, plan to paint at Jay and Suzanne’s and the Khyber tomorrow. Want to finish preparing and painting the Skylight gallery this weekend.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 8, 2001 1:56 AM
Subject: Alliance national executive drafts letter asking Stockwell Day to step down• Several Montreal-area McDonald’s restaurants vandalized, police in the dark• Day says Alliance infighting a bigger disappointment than federal election
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Tired – a long day. Mat called and woke me up this morning requesting my help installing the large painting he completed as a commission for Saint Mary’s. I had to check with Jay and Suzanne first, and after phoning got me no where I actually biked over there to see if there was anything for me to do. There wasn’t. There was no new paint, and from the general layout it looked as though they weren’t expecting me to paint today anyway. So I hung out at the Khyber and worked on the entrance sign and the Skylight gallery.
Had a bit of traditional Khyber bad luck today. Marc called out of the blue wanting the DJ table back. Granted, he built the table and it is rightfully his, but he has left it at the Khyber for the past three years. Up until last year he had a basement room fool of stuff stored here – all rent free. The pisser with the table is that it was used by all the DJ’s. Now we have to build one to replace it. Not such a bad thing, as we can customize the size, but it is just one more thing to have to deal with. Then Craig cut his finger badly on a beer bottle which exploded while he was stocking the fridge. He had to call Lisa to come in and work while he went to the emergency room.
I Had supper at the Med. Eventually Mat picked me up and we drove to Saint Mary’s. Picked Rob up along the way. There was a huge scaffolding set up. The painting is big, about fourteen feet by close to nine feet. It was to be placed high up on the wall. There was a few inches of space between the wall and the scaffolding in which to draw the painting up. First we installed a gravity bar on the wall; a bar with an angle cut corresponding to a bar on the painting with an inverse angle. Neat idea. Then, with some trickery and lost of luck, we hoisted the painting up and that was that.
Mat took us for a drink at rogues Roost. I haven’t had a drop of alcohol since January 29. I let Mat buy me a couple beer tonight though. I don’t know how I feel about it. Sort of testing myself, to see if Mr. Hyde pops out at the first drop of alcohol, but he doesn’t. I walked back to the Khyber and finished painting the floor in the Skylight gallery while Gerry Granelli played for Improv at the Khyber down in the Club. I missed the entire second set while painting. Changed my clothes, had a glass of pop at the Club, then went home. Stopped for a slice of pizza along the way. Am really tired now and just want to go to bed. Plan to sleep in late tomorrow.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:23 PM
Subject: Day resists push from Alliance brass to jump, faces all-out caucus revolt• Day’s leadership sprung a leak when he boarded water scooter, critics say• Vintage plane crashes at Sarnia, Ont. air show killing pilot
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I slept in until Judy called at about ten-thirty. She wants to move to Halifax and live with me, Karina and Rebecca. We will have to move to a much larger place if she is serious about moving. Karina likes the idea. We would most likely look for a four bedroom, so Courtney would have to find his own place. We haven’t run this idea past Rebecca yet, who may not want to live with a ten-year old. Karina stayed at Judy’s last night. She was invited to attend a dinner party with Judy but didn’t go. Karina is not a big fan of dinner parties.
Lounged about the house for most of the day. Washed dishes, read the newspaper and re-arranged some of my digital files. Played on Photoshop. Had a nap.
Early in the evening Tim called from the Med. He has arrived in Halifax. I biked down to the Khyber to meet him. He dropped his photos and drawings off at the office, we looked at the space – the floor is really shiny with that new coat of paint – and talked for a bit. He is going to set up tomorrow. I suggested he transfer one of his drawings onto the wall, and he liked that idea. I will try to borrow an overhead projector from NSCAD tomorrow.
I am worried about Khyber Kids. Andréa did not come to the gallery yesterday to finish setting up, and she wasn’t there today, either. I couldn’t reach her by telephone. I am going to go in really early tomorrow morning to help them set up. There is still a large table in the basement to bring up and we have to figure out what to do about seating.
Craig had good news – he gave me almost $200 which had been collected in the donations jar in the club over the past two weeks. I puttered around the gallery for awhile and then biked home. For the second night in a row I ate at Korka Pizza on Agricola Street. Too lazy to cook. Watched The Simpsons on TV. Updated my email address book. Can’t decide whether to stay awake and wait for Karina to come home or go to bed now and let her wake me up when she comes home. I miss her. Having her away for a few days throws my schedule out of wack. I had more time to myself than I had counted on, and therefore didn’t use it as wisely as I should have. Oh well.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Monday, July 9, 2001 10:21 PM
Subject: Day pulls offer to quit as Alliance leader, says he won’t ‘betray’ grassroots• No easy choices for Alliance in seeking successor to Day to heal party• Ottawa scores hit in trade war against Brazil with loan to help Bombardier
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept in this morning. Was hoping to be up and out the door before eight o’clock, but the snooze function isn’t working properly. Still, by skipping breakfast I managed to be at work by eight-thirty. I was worried that the room wouldn’t be ready but I was being paranoid. Andréa had actually been there since six-thirty making final preparations. The class arrived and is almost full. The afternoon class has less kids but still a good number. And more registrations kept coming in.
Tim came in to set up today. I borrowed the overhead projector from the NSCAD Art history department so Tim could enlarge and trace some of his drawings on the wall. He gave me a really super book her had made of his writing and drawings. His show was installed with little problem.
Went to the openings at Anna tonight. Suzanne was showing her Portrait Gallery of Famous Men paintings. If I ever find the time to curate a show based on political figures I would definitely consider her work. Renato was showing paintings with text and sometimes horrific images. Sometimes horrific text, dealing with war and war crimes and the awful part of humanity that the mass media thrives on.
I am coming down with a cold or allergies. My sinuses are stuffed and I have had a headache all day long. Probably dehydrated, malnourished and drank too much coffee today. Ate a late lunch with Tim and his friend at the Split Crow, but nothing for supper save some crackers, cheese and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups at Tim’s opening. Not many people came by, but I think it is because it is a small show and there are art history classes Monday nights this summer.
Winnie is leaving for Toronto tomorrow. Jason and Sarah were in town today, up from New York. I heard that Dan Turner was in town as well, but didn’t get a chance to see him. He never really liked me anyway.
Can’t stop sneezing. Karina is taking a bath. I am going to read a bit of Tim’s book and maybe some of the Photoshop book, then try to get to bed early. I have board and committee meetings scheduled for the next three nights, and plan to be at work by nine every morning.
-Chris
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 11:13 PM
Subject: Day loyalists rally to purge critics from Alliance’s governing board• Stockwell Day says meetings kept him from Stampede breakfast with grassroots• U.S. child says in videotape she was forced into prostitution in Vancouver
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Took the bus to work this morning as it was raining hard. Was able to get up on time. Andréa called wanting to get into the Club to get some of the low tables. The kids were more rambunctious today. We blame it on the weather.
Tried to work on the Simply Accounting program but I don’t know it well enough and I think I was making some mistakes. I meet with Peter again next week. He wouldn’t meet this Friday because he is superstitious. He was in a bad car accident on Friday the Thirteenth before.
I heard Lukas upstairs talking to Charles about his sound piece in the eyelevelgallery window. Apparently the landlord threatened to evict the gallery if the sound didn’t stop. I talked to David about it later in the afternoon. He is quite upset over the behavior of his landlord. David doubts he would treat the other tenants of the building in such a rude and blunt manner. It is so hypocritical, allowing that poor schmuck singing badly out of tune Dillan songs at gunpoint for the Party House (excuse me, Iniome) at such a high volume, but coming down hard on artistic programming that never lasts more than a week or two at a time. It is downright anal.
Had pizza for supper with the Khyber Kids crew. Stayed for a meeting with don and Ray and Chris for the gallery renovations. It now appears that the plan will be to build brand-new walls to go overtop the wainscotting, rather than try to get a flush surface from the existing wall. Came up with a more specific list of materials and a timeline. Need to get a bunch of volunteers for the initial unloading and building of the frames.
Having trouble catching my bus on time. For the second time this week I went out to catch a bus and waited almost half an hour each time, which means I had just missed one. I guess I should carry a schedule with me. Or call the go-time. Waiting does give me time to plan the next day of activities and clarify priorities.
Karina is still at school, i believe she is working on her sculpture projects. It is Courtney’s birthday today. Karina baked him cupcakes. I saw Courtney and Mary entering the Khyber Club while I was waiting for the bus. I am going to try to get to bed early again tonight. Will continue to read the hardcover book Tim made and gave me.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Friday, July 13, 2001 1:01 AM
Subject: Technology unreliable, Promises of efficiency peppered with ample doses of stressful turbulence, Unable to access favorite webpage at this time results in meandering
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
A long day today. My right thumb and wrist feels like arthritis. Neck is stiff and have solid knot in muscles. But good news at the office, our photocopier arrived today. It is working, but not hooked up to the computers. They sent a different tech who didn’t seem to know much more than me about how to set up the network. Randy will tackle it tomorrow. We are planning to get the digital camera tomorrow as well. Registry of Joint Stock Companies called and the incorporation is complete, we should get the documents early next week so can then send in our second Milestone Report to C@P.
Bought a painting from Nathaniel today, it is called “Badge for the Defender of the Universe”. The imagery comes from the Legend of Zelda video game. I forgot it at work, so don’t know how it will look on our green walls. Need to take a day off this week and clean house and maybe re-decorate. Some of the paintings on the walls we haven’t moved since we first moved in.
Had supper with Karina at the Split Crow. Talked to Ray and Sarah briefly, who were finishing up a quick beer with Thierry and Sandy. Ray still seems keen on at east discussing my work in more detail. I need to get more work done on my work. I really need to stop these twelve and fifteen hour days at the Khyber.
Had a meeting tonight to discuss the new plans for a curatorial program at the Khyber. It looks like it is shaping up to be a nine-month project with a show in the Ballroom as a result. I feel caught in the middle of the contentious curatorial battle ground. Part of me thinks it is great to give young artists an opportunity to curate on a professional level, the other part of me feels it is outside the Khyber mandate and it may be another fruitless Khyber project which does more to alienate the society from its members. It will work out, Sarah and Becka and Spencer and Briony seem quite keen on it.
Stayed in the Club for a bit waiting for Karina to meet me when she was finished in the sculpture studio. I biked to Sobeys and she took the bus. We went midnight shopping. The store only had two cashiers on, and there were long lineups at both. We walked home with the bags of groceries hanging from the bicycle handlebars.
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:00 PM
Subject: Day holds open door to arbitration to settle dispute with dissidents• IOC gambles that awarding 2008 Games to Beijing will prompt change in China• Canadians express disappointment about Beijing win in race for 2008 Games
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Still having trouble with the snooze function on the alarm clock. Some kids yelling at each other down the street finally woke me up shortly past eight o’clock this morning, so I rushed to work without breakfast or shower. I wanted to cut some Plexiglas for the monoprinting today. Luckily Ken was in the woodshop early. He always has an interesting project on the go. Last time it was a mast for his boat, this time a really solid coffee table.
Bit of a hectic day. Lots of coming and going. Played with the photocopier. Actually, it was more like fighting with it. It kept jamming because I wasn’t selecting the proper paper size. It is a bit of a convoluted process to do something I had thought would be much simpler.
Made an invitation for the Khyber Kids exhibit, ran to the Dollar Store to get spoons for burnishing, mailed some letters and did some banking. Things are really heating up with the catalogues, and the Canadian Art Fast Forward deadline is Monday and I have nothing prepared.
Karina was taking slides of her show across the street before dismantling, then we went to the Med for supper. Ran into Trevor, who joined us briefly. He and Tamara have their eyes on a house for sale down the end of Agricola Street. It is such a different world, wanting to buy a house and evaluating and measuring credit ratios and down payments.
We went to Value Village and bought lots of clothes. Karina found quite a few items she liked, for a change. A jacket, some sheets, skirts and shirts. I found a couple pairs of pants, including a red pair. I may never wear them, but if that special occasion comes up I’ll be prepared. Maybe for the Bloomfield House barbeque tomorrow?
Planned to go to the opening at Evan’s Bathroom GAllery tonight, but didn’t get by that part of town ’till past ten. It probably would have been OK to stop by, but it is getting late and there were things to do at home. Like clean up cat hair, work on some art and re-try on the new duds.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Saturday, July 14, 2001 10:50 PM
Subject: Tears flow at ceremony for 12 campers killed in Alberta tornado• On Manitoba swing, Day downplays import of Tuesday’s Alliance caucus meeting• Laurel and Hardy or Coriolanus? Literati seek parallels to Day-time drama
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Woke up and worked on teh computer for a bit before taking the bus downtown with Karina. We were going to go to the market but I wanted to get the labels on the Human Faux Pas posters before Aaron came to get them. He never came, though he called later in the day apologize for his recent lapses in memory.
Randy went and bought the Sony DV Camcorder for the KDMC today and I played with it and iMovie for a bit on the G-4 this afternoon. Karina took slides for Alissa down at Mokka, and for Tim upstairs. Tim had taken slides of his show yesterday but when he picked them up today they were much too dark.
Karina and I ate at Doraku tonight. I was in a grumpy mood, and just wanted to put up posters and get some food from a grocery store to go to the Bloomfield House Barbeque. Karina justified the dinner because we always go out for Japanese food when she gets a student loan installment. Afterwards I biked up to Canadian Tire and Karina went to school.
I put up posters along the way. Stopped at Canadian Tire to get a bike helmet but what I really want is a skateboard helmet, and Canadian Tire didn’t have any. It will have to wait until Monday. Finally got to the barbeque at nine, in time for cake. Spinoza played a few songs but Phillip broke a string and so the set ended after three songs. The basement was a bit loud for me anyhow.
Kid Koala is playing tonight at the Marquee. His manager had called Craig a few days ago asking to borrow our DJ table, which unfortunately no longer belongs to us. I wouldn’t mind going to the show but the cover is $10 and the place will be packed. Too many people under one roof, and too close for comfort. Came home instead, will read and try to relax. I was supposed to start painting the hall for Jay and Suzanne today and will now have to try to do the bulk of it tomorrow. Have multiple introductions to write this week for the catalogues.
How do you feel about the IOC’s decision to give the Games to Beijing? I’m relieved. The Olympics are a big pain in the butt, and more trouble than they are worth. Besides, after Lastman’s oh-so-witty remarks, we don’t deserve them. Neither does Beijing, but what’s fair about politics?
-Chris
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: Alliance braces for Calgary caucus meeting, MPs call for vote on Day support• National chief targets Ottawa, other aboriginal leaders in calls for change• Alymer, Ont. clash fans flames of debate over Canada’s age-old ‘spanking law’
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Spent a pleasant morning with Karina before heading over to Trevor and Tamara’s for a pancake breakfast. Their friends Derek and Cynthia came over as well. There was lots of fruit and blueberry, strawberry and plain pancakes. I had to leave right after eating to get to Jay and Suzanne’s to paint. Had to stop by the Khyber first to change into my painting clothes and get my brush.
Finally made some major headway on the hallway. Of course, they had picked an entirely new colour, so I had to re-do the upstairs hall walls, but I completed a first coat of both the upstairs and downstairs walls by six-thirty. The trim will take longer, but maybe I’ll get Dan to do it. Unless they can wait until November, which is actually quite likely.
Biked home in oncoming fog and put up my few remaining Human Faux Pas posters. Already a whole bunch had been taken down from the Quinpool Road area. I can’t understand why someone would be taking down posters a day after they go up, with only a week to go before the advertised event.
Came home and made supper with Karina. Listened to Joel’s recent album to get the Enya that Jay and Suzanne had been playing all afternoon out of my head. I had wanted to hear “Waiting to be Discovered” for the past few days but couldn’t find the CD. Rebecca was listening to it in her room.
Watched Simpsons but it was a lame re-run, the “Hobo on the way to Delaware” episode. Have some email to send and some work to do on the old and new catalogue introductions to do. Will try to get to bed early as I am meeting Jane from APT at eight-thirty, then have Simply Accounting training with Peter at nine-thirty. The 3-D class starts tomorrow. Fast Forward is due tomorrow. Haven’t emailed the HFP info yet. It will be another full week, then it is off to Lunenberg for the Paint Sea on Site next weekend.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: Activists shinny down CN Tower after hanging environment protest banner• Day expected to make offer to caucus to poll Alliance members on leadership• Affidavits at Chinese fugitive hearing outline extensive corruption in China
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Andréa and Alyssa gave me a scare this morning. They didn’t get to work until twenty to nine, and a few kids had already showed up. I had called them each but no answer. I was paranoid that they had slept in after working so hard last week. The sculpture class was huge this morning, and pretty darn full this afternoon as well.
The photocopier guy came today to network the machine, he got the PC hooked up but knows nothing of the macs. We may need a specialist. The office was crowded and full today. I ran the postcard of the Human Faux Pas down to the Coast and I think Jane is going to run it as a Sure Thing this week. That would be good, I hope they get a good turnout.
Went to the openings at the Anna this evening and ate lots of cheese and crackers. The shows were OK, well executed and crafted, but nothing really grabbed me. The opening at eyelevel was much more interesting, Robbie and Kate were presenting a Flash animation over a painted canvas. The ÜberStyle ‘product’ was beautifully conceived and played extremely well. Humorous and timely, the long list of possible side effects, which was ridiculously long and absurd, was actually about a third of the actual possible side effects for taking Prozac.
Met Karina in the club after the opening when her class was over. She managed to finish and hand in her essay on time. She was up late last night and early this morning working on it. I biked home and she took the bus. She brought home a movie, The Cable Guy, which I have seen and liked, but don’t know if I want to stay up tonight for it. I have a Fast Forward to send tomorrow, and still haven’t heard back from Winnie regarding some vital information, and I haven’t received email that I had expected I would, and am afraid that something is wrong, again. I must need to take a class, “How To Send Email 101, For Dummies” or something.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Stockwell Day proposes leadership race to settle Alliance turmoil• Day’s offer to resign throws a wrench into the works regarding unity talks• Day or no Day, Alliance grassroots support dead in Ontario, say Tory sources
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Another early morning today, and tomorrow will come even quicker as Karina and I went out to a movie tonight and it is now way past my bedtime. We went to see Moulin Rouge. I had been putting it off and putting it off and had hoped Karina would forget about wanting to see it. I figured I had most of the story down after watching the previews months ago. But Karina called me at work today and suggested the movie and I wasn’t in a position to argue as I was talking to a guy about showing his photocopy art and was just seeing his first images when she called. It was a distracting moment, trying to deal with the manipulated images of Arnold Schwarzenegger and swastikas and musclemen with angel wings, and this sort of odd character who came in out of the blue to show me these images, and the office busy as usual and then the phone calls, so I agreed to the movie and there was no stopping it after that. Even though I was tired after work and even after a brief nap before supper still felt beat. But the movie was actually interesting, it took itself far less seriously than I had anticipated it would, it was a story made up almost entirely of clichés – in the plot, characters, storyline, dialogue and songs. It was great hearing contemporary songs like Smells Like Teen Spirit, Like A Virgin, and Roxanne performed amidst the cacophony of turn of the century Montmatré. Some of the camerawork was just dazzling. We stayed to read the whole credits. There was actually a section under the heading “Preparator to Persistence of Vision” – I wonder exactly what that meant?
Karina and I walked to Sobeys after the movie, we needed bread and some basic stuff, and I needed to get some boxes for the mold-making class tomorrow morning. We got home just as it was starting to rain, and now it is really coming down. It is late, and I really need to get to bed.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:33 PM
Subject: U.S. groups line up against their own government in Canada-U.S. lumber dispute• Alliance battles continue despite Day’s call for leadership race• Day continues to refuse to say whether he’ll run again for leadership
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I lucked out with the bus this morning. It was raining, and I had a bunch of cardboard boxes with me that I had collected from Sobeys last night, for the mold-making class today. I made it to the bus stop just as a bus was stopping, and it was only half full. I was worried that the bus would be packed (they often are early in the morning, especially when the weather is poor), and that the boxes would cause havok. But it was a smooth ride.
Andréa and Alyssa had already been to work to drop off bags of sand. It turned out my hunt for boxes had been a moot effort; the girls had picked up a bunch of nail boxes from Piercey’s early this morning. I helped tape some of them together and then retired to the office for the day. Ray was in today to help with the sculpture class. From what I heard and saw, the kids had a great time. Most of the plaster molds taken were of feet and hands, but some made letters and other shapes. They also worked on a large class sculpture made of lengths of wood, tinfoil, wire and bits of fabric soaked in plaster.
Received the incorporation documents for the KDMC in the mail today, and started on the Milestone report for CAP. Made a bunch of phone calls to get volunteers to help with the tear-down of Khyber Kids and set-up of Human Faux Pas.
Ate at the Med with the Khyber Kids crew, Ray and Randy. Hung out in the Club after with Spencer, David and Zeke. They had all been working at the Mount today. Tim and Andréa came a little later, and then Karina came after her class. She received an “A” on her most recent essay. Bruce read it and said it was well-written. Karina celebrated with shots of Jaggermeister, which made her silly and goofy. Eventually we caught the number 12 home. Karina was excited because her parents mailed her a care-package of her favorite Dutch foods. One is chocolate sprinkles on bread. The sprinkles look like mouse pooh, but are quite tasty.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2001 1:15 AM
Subject: FW: No guarantee dissident dozen will get official status in Commons• Alliance rebels’ move prompts confusion, anger, elation in ridings• Air Canada, pilots strike deal for low-fare discount airline
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Full day today. Last day for the two sculpture classes. They finished the big tree. Now we have to figure out where to put it. Jacinda came at four-thirty to help us clean up a bit. Randy, Craig, Benoit, Alyssa and Andréa all helped as well, and in an hour we had moved most of the Khyber Kids stuff downstairs. Except for the tree, which we may leave in the gallery for the performances tomorrow night. Winnie was back at work today and set about fixing up all the mistakes in the petty cash and organizing misplaces files and documents.
We all went out to eat at the Shoe Shop tonight, to celebrate Benoit’s birthday and the arrival of the Human Faux Pas. Adad, Clay and Mark all seem like really nice, genuine and caring people. The four girls that came from Shawinigan with Benoit arrived before he did and they all sat at the other end of the table, and from what Ray told me, spoke French most of the time. They are supposed to be speaking English at their jobs (they are all working at day camps, one just down the street from us), so it must be nice to get together and chat amongst themselves.
A bunch of us went back to the Khyber afterwards for Craig’s impromptu Country and Bluegrass night. It was kind of slow and we were all tired enough to head home shortly past eleven. Adad was checking his email for awhile so I will keep this brief, get the drawing done and hit the hay. We want to go to the Market tomorrow morning, and most of the cleanup volunteers are meeting us at noon.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 22, 2001 5:19 AM
Subject: Gaffes, vendettas and Alliance system led to Day’s downfall, pundits say• Four-hundred protest at the Italian consulate in Toronto, no injuries, damage• Saturday’s winning numbers
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Hi, it is really late. Or really early, depending on your perspective. It has been a long day. For simplicity sake I will list in point form:
-ate breakfast with Karina and Human Faux Pas
-biked to work to assist with cleanup
-Lisa, Heather, Aaron (apologetic over missing the postering) and Becka helped mop
-continued with set-up most of the day, HFP did an interview with Gillian, rehearsed with Jacinda and Alyssa
-performance actually went well, over fifty people attanded, including Peter from Saint John it was so nice to see him
-we all hung out in the club afterwards and stayed for the whole hip-hop show
-went dancing after that at Reflections
-Drove Jacinda home and Peter to Dartmouth and then came home, talked until sky became light, giddy with tiredness
-will explain in more detail perhaps tomorrow
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 22, 2001 11:40 PM
Subject: Stockwell Day’s Alta experience failed to prepare him for Ottawa says colleagues• Canada’s unique medical information system under-utilized in B.C., says nurse• N.S. gov’t kept ban on Sunday shopping despite advice to move, documents show
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Spent a lazy, relaxing day as we all recuperated from being out so late last night. Slept in, but only until close to eleven. Had breakfast at home with Adad, Clay, Mark and Karina, then we went to the Khyber to load up their gear. Stopped at the bathroom gallery to visit Evan and the show. The Martha Stewart towels with the embroidered apologies by Cathy Busby were pastel-coloured and plush, and Garry had velcroed dozens of bathroom products featuring stylized brushstrokes on the walls. The Human Faux Pas guys were a pleasure to be around. They always had interesting stories and we had some good conversations. I laughed a lot this weekend, which is so important. What a great stress reliever. I hope to see them again someday. They left this afternoon, on their way to Sackville for an outdoor performance tomorrow afternoon.
Karina and I had a long, extended nap in the late afternoon. Made some supper, walked to the convenience store for bread and ice cream, and came home to follow through on our weekend tradition of watching the Simpsons. Tonight was an episode I hadn’t seen before, but it wasn’t terribly funny.
Hey, there has been some unexpected action in the back yard. The mini-dump which has been there for years is mostly gone. There are only a few barrels, a couple sheets of plywood and some odd scraps left. I wonder if we may soon have a bona fide yard.
Just listened to an audio tape that Peter gave us yesterday. It is messages that me, Karina, Judy, Mike, Madison, John and others left on his answering machine from six years ago. We sound like hillbillies. Some of them are quite funny. The good ‘ole days.
Want to send a few more emails tonight and get to bed early. Have to get some cue cards from Staples tomorrow morning for the flip book class. Am supposed to design and paint a couple signs for Darrell for the next couple evenings after work.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:12 AM
Subject: Thousands of B.C. health workers officially on illegal strike• Stockwell Day wraps East Coast tour claiming strong support for leadership• Canadian Alliance and Tories try to regain footing on unity talks
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Had a weird experience with a French painter from Lunenburg today. Had an early start to the day, for Karina too. She had to go to Canadian Tire before class and I had to go to Staples before work. I needed cue cards for the Khyber Kids. Alyssa freaked out today from the lack of organization in the class. I hate being in the middle of these conflicts. I am such a lousy employee model figure-type person. I hate to ever be the heavy, and hope that a stand-offish approach will work in terms of dispute resolution. Deep down I just wanna be part of the revolution.
So the French guy. He comes into the office today, a short man with big long square beard and introduces himself and calls me by name and I recognize him right away. His name is Kamo, and I had met him briefly last summer at the Lunenburg Paint Sea on Site. He was trying to offload photocopies and cards of his watercolour paintings of Halifax. He figured that wouldn’t be a problem; he had given himself six hours between arriving in Halifax by bus and leaving by bus, with which to ‘drop in’ on unsuspecting galleries, showrooms and shops to sell his wares. He was fairly discouraged by the time he made it to the Khyber, and I felt bad for not being able to offer him a place to leave his work. We certainly don’t have the space, nor the mandate or budget to take them on consignment. I did buy a few cards, but mostly so he could get something to eat. His paintings resemble those made in the eighties, with the pastel, unusual colour choices and cheesy matting.
Went to the openings to meet Karina, forgot to bring her bag with her class readings in it, we walked back to the Khyber, got the bag and the notes weren’t in it. She stopped at Pita Boys for supper. I wasn’t hungry at the time but I am now. Saw the shows, mostly interested in drawings by Chris Woods. Colourful pastels, floating figures and grounds, roughly-worked surfaces. I want to ask him what the deal was with the price list and the mention of the “Bargain Basement”.
Worked at Darrells’ tonight. Am making some signs for a decorating job next week for a company called Pivotal. I am making a “start” and a “finish” sign. It reminds me of the outdoor stencil piece that Jeremiah made a couple years ago during our collaborative show together. I will ask Darrel if I can keep the signs after the event (I am helping him set up and strike next week), then cut them out and use them as stencils around the city. Yay, more public art ideas for my notebook, but when will I ever get them done? I should really make the effort; once fall and winter come along, it is so much harder to do these works.
Stopped by the Khyber on my way home. Gordon is back from Cuba and was talking with Winnie, Sarah and Chris. He wants to do a Halifax Biennelle, something different from HX. I walked home with Sarah and she talked about the review she is writing about the Marion MaCain exhibit, and how poorly it was curated and how bad some of the work was, especially that from the Saint John contigent.
Came home and Karina was in the tub, and after I finish my drawing I am going to jump in myself. I am hot and sticky and sweaty. It was unusually hot today, though I didn’t notice it much during the day as I had the lights off in the office. Keeps it cooler that way. Though the garbage downstairs was really smelly today. We fear a mouse has died in the wall somewhere.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:14 AM
Subject: Nova Scotia premier says there will be another bill to ban health strikes• B.C. health employers and striking technician union meet in court Wednesday• Northern MLAs examine concerns over secret phone tapes in NWT legislature
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Heather was in Khyber KIds class today to teach the kids cameraless animation. She showed some Normal MacLaren videos, and showed them how to draw on film, which they then did on the leader film she provided. I was thinking today what a great experience Khyber Kids must be for those enrolled. I didn’t have anything this fun when I was young. Not that I can remember.
Went for a studio visit at Pat’s house in Dartmouth today. The perpetual calendar series her is working on is quite involved. The drawings are quite amazing. He is almost two-thirds of the way through the project, which would entail 168 pieces.
Andréa and I picked up some video cameras today from CFAT for the remainder of this weeks class. Met with Jason to discuss some details. Then went to Darrell’s to continue work on the signs for the show this weekend. Lucky for me, he fed me, a nice Trout and rice and salad supper. I have come to the horrible conclusion that I have set up far too much work for myself this week. The signs need a spray varnish overtop because the paint scratches easily. There is still a scoreboard to paint. Still have to buy the paint for it. Have meetings the next two nights in a row. Going to Lunenburg on Friday and am not prepared to paint. Still need to buy some supplies. Am scheduled to help Darrel set up and strike the show on Monday. The Khyber Kids exhibition opens on Monday. We are in the midst of discussing the possibilities of having the CBC Film Festival Gala held at the Khyber. We would need to speed through on some Club renovations in August to smooth some feathers. I want to make some art with the “Start” and “Finish” signs I am painting; turned sideways, and with an extra “Finish”, I would have a wicked Barnett Newman-esque thing. Saw David and Claire’s grass “Mayday” piece on Citadel Hill today, but only from a distance just before It was about to be mowed. I want to look for it again. Spoke to Mitch on the phone. He hasn’t received his rejected proposal nor the Gala cheque yet. He often has problems with Canada Post. Gordon was spazzing out about Air Canada last night. So is Sixtoo, Air Canada lost some of his equipment. Purolator called me a few days ago in regard to my complaint over their service, but the woman only left her extension number, not the actual number to call. I have a meeting tomorrow at eight in the morning with Mike to discuss building issues. Will look at the radiators in the Ballroom. At least one needs to be removed to allow for the new walls. Hopefully will remember to talk about the nasty leak and growing mold in the basement, the dead mouse in the garbage room, the bad wiring for the lights and the second floor in general, the bar floor, the new lights for the back hallway, the leaking skylights and the dirty windows. Will perhaps bring this letter as a reminder to myself. Must go to bed soon, am utterly exhausted. Still have afternoon and evening email to check. So convenient, can now work almost around the clock, spend every waking moment working, what joy and bliss this existence brings into my life and the lives of others.
Sincerely,
Chris
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:48 AM
Subject: Foreign affairs minister worried about American plans for space-based weapons• Alliance, Tory MPs say bid to unite right undeterred by Alliance troubles• B.C. employer loses bid to get contempt of court order against health workers
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I can’t decide whether to go right to bed or get groceries. I’m hungry. I’ll either make pancakes or walk to Korka Pizza for a slice. It is hot in the apartment. Today felt like the hottest day ever. It is nice, in a way. Too much of it would be a drag, and other than the fact that it is probably indicative of horrible global warming, I kinda like it. You better not back out of the Kyoto protocol.
I met Mike and Phil at the Khyber this morning at eight o’clock. We went through some of the planned renovations. Phil was quite disturbed by the mold in the basement. looks like some action may finally occur there.
Khyber Kids was zany today. Was running back and forth from the College and Radio Shack to pick up equipment and cables. It is my fault this stuff wasn’t planned better, I really should have been on top of that. The tension amongst the workers is growing. We are all meeting early tomorrow for breakfast at the Med. Maybe we can work some things out then. There is never any time to discuss these programming issues while the classes are in session.
OK, I’m back. Karina and I just walked to Sobeys to get groceries. We stopped at Korka Pizza along the way. We read the humourous article in the Mail-Star today, a front-page story of David and Claire’s “Mayday” artwork on the Citadel. The article refers at least three times to the ‘mysterious’ work being a prank, though they did interview an artist visiting from Washington who referred to it as ‘earth art’. I don’t think David and Claire would think of it as earth art, but we’ll all get a different reading from it.
Anyway, I’m just wiped, and still need to draw a picture before bed. And check a ream of email messages. Want to get up extra early to make a lunch for tomorrow.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Premiers to bury differences, unite in demands for federal health care funds• Ontario premier gets support of N.W.T. premier for health campaign• B.C. nurses say they will resign en masse if government legislates contract
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
We had a staff meeting of sorts for breakfast this morning. Andréa, Alyssa and I had breakfast at the Med. Jason didn’t get up in time. The Khyber Kids were more unruly today. A combination of the humidity and the lack of structure around the video week. I had thought that they would do a bit of editing today but no. And I don’t know how we’ll get the footage they have shot so far onto individual tapes.
Lots of activity in the building today. Electricians and maintenance guys were in. The moldy drywall at the bottom of the emergency stairs was ripped out. No one is sure of where the leak is coming from, however.
Helped set up a huge film screen in the Club for a benefit screening of NFB films for and organization called Edge. I heard they were going to screen The Big Snit, one of my favourite animations of all time, so I stayed. Called Darrell and put off finishing the scoreboard sign until tomorrow morning. Had a brief newsletter meeting but only Becka and Winnie showed. It’s just as well, as it isn’t really a large group job. That would make things confusing. I did hope to get more input from our community. Evan and Sarah were supposed to come but didn’t.
Karina and I had supper at the Med. I had fish and chips, and my fish was still frozen inside the deep-fried batter. That was strange. They gave me a new plate, but no discount. Grabbed a paper that featured David and Claire’s ‘earth art’ in the editorial cartoon.
We stayed for almost the whole film screening just to see The Big Snit. Then I biked home, meeting Karina at North Street, as she took the number 1 and got off before the bridge. We walked home. I’m tired again, and there is a lot to do tomorrow before catching the bus to Lunenburg. I have a zillion loose ends to tie up at work, and have to pack my paints and clothes and toothbrush and all that. Going to bed soon. My neck aches.
-Chris
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Dear Mr. Chretien,
A hectic morning brought this busy week to a close. Jason didn’t show up for work at all today. He didn’t call not answer his phone. I’m a bit miffed. Luckily the kids seemed content to continue working on their sets and their video projects, though I feel bad that not more instruction was provided. I had to go to Darrel’s this morning and continue work on the scoreboard sign.
Am now at my grandparent’s house in Lunenburg. We had quite the adventure catching the bus. Actually, it was Karina’s adventure. She was at NSCAD burning some CDs and lost track of the time. She was trapped downtown during rush hour. Rebecca and I waited for her until past six, then Trevor drove us to the station. He was dropping off a shirt my mom had bought for me at Frenchy’s recently. It is a wildly patterned and brightly coloured shirt, I think she thought I would like to wear it for the Paint Sea On Site this weekend. It is a bit loud for me. Anyway, Karina hadn’t shown up so we left, Rebecca bought my ticket as Karina has all my money. The bus was full, so as we waited for another to come I called home and Karina, breathless and panicky, answered and blurted out that she was on her way. She showed up minutes later, and then we waited for twenty minutes for the next bus. They must have a driver on call or something. Our driver looked like Dennis Hopper.
Didn’t do much this evening. Had some tea. Watched What About Bob, a humourous movie about blurring the doctor/patient boundary starring Richard Drefuss and Bill Murray.
We are scheduled to meet at the gallery tomorrow morning at nine o’clock, so I am going to head to bed shortly. Will check out a little more of the digital TV downstairs. Sorry, no picture attachment today, there is no graphics program on this computer.
-Chris
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Subject: • Police outnumber demonstrators at Whistler protest; one woman pepper sprayed
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Dear Mr. Chretien,
After a nice breakfast Poppy drove Rebecca and I to the Lunenburg Fire Hall to get set up for the day of painting. We received our bright yellow T-shirts and put our tiny flags on the map, then walked downtown. We set up slightly up a hill from Government Wharf. Our first paintings turned out OK. Karina came and met up with us, and Poppy brought us specialty coffee.
Our second location was up by St. Luke’s church. I was painting a house and tree with another painter in front of it, Rebecca was painting me. Some high school kids stopped by and smoked a joint. It was nice to indulge. It was hot today, I was wearing lots of sunscreen. Lots of tourists around, and tour groups. Lots of yellow-shirted artists.
We stopped by the fire hall on the way home and checked out the auction, which contained some pretty good paintings. Poppy picked us up at Frenchys and we had a quick swim before heading back to the fire hall. The auction seemed to go well, though the prices aren’t going that high. Nanny bought almost all our paintings, a couple for her and one for my mom. Talk about keeping them in the family!
The supper wasn’t that great, the potato salad had way too much dry mustard in it, but one cannot very well complain when volunteers are providing all the food and work. We went back home for tea and dessert, and talked with Nanny and played a little Speak and Spell before retiring to the Den to watch Cat On A Hot Tin Roof on the big screen. I had not seen it before. A good play about the tensions bottled up within families, though the rich southern cotton plantation family is a little hard to identify with. Not too many plays or movies today end with everyone going to bed to make everything better. Maybe we should start reinforcing that methodology to solving the world’s problems. Just go to bed more often.
Speaking of which, all the hot sun and swimming and painting today has worn me out. I’m only up this late because my grandparents seem addicted to this on-line Boggle program, and play it a lot. Karina was up until 3am last night watching the cable TV. She is watching a Hitchcock movie with Paul Newman and Julie Andrews right now. I’m going to bed.
-Chris
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From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, July 29, 2001 10:34 PM
Subject: Federal Health Minister Allan Rock to tour Manitoba marijuana mine• Ontario’s health minister says stop the bickering, start talking health care• Tally of B.C. nurses threatening resignation reaches 5,000 mark
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
We’re back home, and the weekend of painting was successful. Today Rebecca and I painted the view of Lunenburg Harbour (I did the Fisheries Museum, she did the golf course) and the Esso gas station with the old sign on top. Rebecca painted the Knot Pub. Both sold, and not to my grandmother this time. Trevor and Tamara arrived in the afternoon. We went back to the auction just before close but the painting that they were bidding on had gone out of their price range. Rebecca, Karina and I had placed a bid on a cute painting a teenager had made, but realized after the bidding had closed that someone else had outbid us. So overall, a good weekend, I think I made a little more than $150. I also enjoyed making the paintings I did. It is good practice. A woman I had met at the event last year told me that Annapolis Royal is doing a similar fund-raiser in a month. I may look into it, though I have a feeling the renovations and plans for the September openings will be keeping me busy.
We stayed for a small supper with Nanny and Poppy then hit the road. Trevor and Tamara drove us back. Sierra sat of Tamara’s lap in the front seat. I napped for most of the way, though it is a fitful sleep. The movement of the car always seems more erratic, or just more fast, than it does when awake. I get paranoid that we will crash, for no reason.
I called Winnie when I got home to see how things have gone this weekend. She said that the guys renting the Ballroom for a dance tonight are really sketchy. She was going to go down in a bit and I will as well, just to keep a closer eye on things. I am tired, and am supposed to work early tomorrow morning with Darrell. I really just want to go to bed, but I don’t want there to be any problems tonight. The Khyber Kids art show gets set up tomorrow. I wish I could be there to help but foolishly double booked myself, and I have already tried to get out of helping Darrell tomorrow but he is short staffed himself.
Now that I’m home, what little relaxation I got this weekend is quickly dissolving.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: Provincial demands for $7 billion in new health cash unreasonable, says Dion• Island farmers waiting on deal with U.S. to begin shipping this season’s crop• B.C. needs to rebuild after decade of rubble says Finance minister
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Received good news in a phone call early this morning. Darell called and said that I wasn’t needed for setup with him today, which meant I could spend the day working on the Khyber Kids exhibition. The setup for that seemed to go smoothly. Ben, Andréa, Alyssa and her friend had everything under control. Winnie handled the food and cleaned everything up at the end. Finally ran into Jason, who had been in on the weekend and had edited together a bunch of footage, and he finished that today as well, just under the deadline. The opening was well-attended, lots of happy parents and kids showed up. I was both frustrated and pleased with Jason. He did do a fair bit of work over the weekend, so he made up for missing Friday, but it still burns me that he just didn’t show up.
Then it was off to openings at the eyelevel. An artist from Montréal making realistic looking photographs that have been digitally altered. A pastiche of landscape imagery. Tim had installed a piece in the windows, a witty comment on colour mixing. I’m interested to see what the sun will do to the pie filling in the painted out window.
I felt zonked today. Very lethargic. Need more sleep, just not feeling sharp. Went to the club for a bit to buy Andréa and Alyssa drinks. They deserve it, they worked so hard the past few weeks. Karina stopped by after class, and I talked to Ray for a bit about the upcoming renovations. Biked home, Karina took the bus and we met up on Gottingen at the foot of Macara. I boiled pasta when we got home but am too tired to eat it now. Will make salad out of it tomorrow.
Have a KDMC board meeting tomorrow, then a Khyber board meeting Thursday. Someone bought a KDMC membership today, out of the blue. Good news.
I have a ton of email to sift through tonight, and a picture to draw, then it is off to bed, yay! I am so looking forward to sleep tonight.
-Chris
From: karina van der linden <kvanderlinden@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:58 PM
Subject: No way to predict when economy will pick up again, finance minister says• Hollinger group sells most of its remaining Canadian papers for $220 million• Money issues will dominate annual premiers’ conference in Victoria
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Just finished watching The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Good movie. Authentic recreation of the early eighties. Rebecca has now seen it three times. I had to borrow an RF cable from Norman. Ours is lost amongst all the Khyber Kids stuff. Had movies on my mind today. Spoke with Donna this evening while she was waiting for Tim to pack up his stuff and head back to Sackville. They were going to see Planet of the Apes but left too late. I’d like to see it but want to see the original to compare. Want to see AI as well. Donna can talk about Sackville and make it sound like an appealing place to live.
Karina and I have started to remove the matted fur from Kuan tonight. We are about halfway. Kuan is not happy with us. We imagine that she would pack her belongings up in a hankerchief and hit the road if she could. I’m sure she will get over it.
We had a KDMC meeting this afternoon that actually went well. Had a good turnout and it felt like we made some progress. We are going to accept the YIP grant and keep Randy until at least Christmas. Hopefully longer, I can’t run the KDMC on my own. Our future plans would be to try to acquire a digital projector, and turn the KDMC into more of a presentation venue. We added Ifo and Jason to the board.
Talked with Mat this evening about putting together a portrait show to pitch at some galleries. He is working on portraits of artists. I am working on portraits of you, and Susan has her series of portraits of men. Old men, famous men, iconographic men. We haven’t discussed it with her yet but it has some potential. I just need to find the time and space to get some of these paintings done. I may split studio space with Sym. Will talk to her about it this week.
Lots to do this week, have some email to check then must go to bed. Karina has started another movie. She says that she needs to escape. It is no wonder that she is always rushing around at the end of every semester. I guess everyone needs downtime.
-Chris
DEAR PM 